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 ance somewhat similar to Fala^ria Mannh. not only Ly the entire form of 

 the body, but especially on account of the free, posteriorly very strong- 

 ly constricted head. This is anteriorly as broad as pronotum or broader, 

 with convex, somewhat protruding eyes, back of these rounded off and con- 

 stricted into a very thin, knob-like neck, only/'/'S'as broad as the head. 



(Pa-e 243) 



Antennae rather robust, slightly thickened distally; temples and -;enae 

 not margined. Of the mouth-parts the tongue (Fi-j. 9C) especially remark- 

 able, both by its unusual length, and also that the tip is deeply cleft 

 into two narrow lobes, which each again are divided into two very fine 

 branches, of which the outmost curve strongly outwards. Labial palpi are 

 only rv.o-Jointed, inasmuch as the first two joints are connate forming 

 a considerably longer joint than the last. 



Pronotum much narrower than elytra, scarcely narrowing posteriorly, 

 but from the middle forwardly strongly roundly narrowing toward the neck, 

 whereby the free position of the head is further emphasized, posterior 

 margin straight and hind corners almost rectangular, dorsum at middle pos- 

 teriorly with two sharp longitudinal grooves, one on each side of the me- 

 dial line, posteriorly connected by a transverse groove, outside of this 

 with a small, yet distinct fovea inside the corners. The elytra posterior- 

 ly somewhat ventose rounded intad toward base of abdomen, humeri rather 

 prominent; between these and scutellum each elytron at base with two elon- 

 gate foveae, a peculiarity not /occurring in any other of our Staphylinidae , 

 and which strongly tends to give the Autalia species a certain likeness 



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